The intersecting blue lines are set with tiny gold stars — the detail Yatskevich reworked for years before she was satisfied with the rhythm.

Shape «Tulip» (1936, Serafima Yakovleva) · Pattern «Cobalt Net» (1944, Anna Yatskevich)
Hard-paste porcelain · hand under- and overglaze cobalt painting, gilding · 11.8 cm · hand wash only, no dishwasher or microwave